Derek Kyler

Position:
QB
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Hometown:
DeKalb, IL
High School:
DeKalb

2022: Joined Pitt as a June graduate transfer following a highly accomplished career at Dartmouth...did not play in any games.

AT DARTMOUTH (2017-21): Played in 30 career games, starting 20 at quarterback…was 18-2 as a starter…led the Big Green to a 9-1 record and the Ivy League championship as a senior in 2021, when he completed a school-record 70.7% of his passes (169 of 239) for 1,972 yards and 17 touchdowns with just one interception…ranked second among all Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) quarterbacks in completion percentage and fourth in pass efficiency (162.66 rating)…selected All-Ivy League (second team) and was the runner-up for the Bushnell Cup, annually presented to the Ivy Player of the Year…for his career, completed an Ivy League-record 69.3% of his passes (362 of 522) for 4,409 yards with 42 TDs and only six INTs…his career pass efficiency rating (164.55) also set an Ivy record.

HIGH SCHOOL: Compiled more than 3,600 yards in total offense as a senior at DeKalb under Coach Matt Weckler…threw for 2,615 yards and 35 touchdowns with only six interceptions, while rushing for 1,003 yards…led team to a 10-3 record and a berth in the state semifinals for the first time in 36 years…All-Illinois Class 6A…three-time first-team all-conference…two-time conference MVP…Daily Chronicle Offensive Player of the Year…a three-sport standout who also excelled in baseball and basketball…captained DeKalb’s football and baseball teams.

PERSONAL: Derek Michael Kyler, born 4/15/99, is the son of Greg and Stephanie Kyler…has one brother and one sister…graduated from Dartmouth with a bachelor’s degree in government…enrolled in Pitt’s Katz Graduate School of Business.